This dataset provides information on total support dollars disbursed and total subscribers claimed by Eligible Telecommunication Carriers (ETCs) within the Lifeline Program by month and year since January 2018. This dataset displays an ETC’s Study Area Code (SAC) but does not include the Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN). If a search needs to be performed by SPIN, please refer to the legacy <b><a href="https://apps.usac.org/li/tools/disbursements/default.aspx" target="_blank">Funding Disbursement Search Tool</a></b>, which includes all total support dollars disbursed and total subscribers claimed from 2004 to the present. If searching by "SPIN Name," please refer to the <b><a href="https://www.usac.org/about/reports-orders/fcc-filings/" target="_blank">FCC Filings</a></b> and use the most recent appendix to find the proper name.
This dataset has the following 17 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | state | text | State abbreviation for carrier receiving Lifeline support. | IA MN WI OK TX view top 100 |
| Study Area Code | sac | text | Unique six-digit number assigned to each Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) based on its service area | 309002 319021 219003 229010 219012 view top 100 |
| Study Area Name | sac_name | text | Standard name used to identify a study area. Typically, the study area name is the same as the carrier name. | TRACFONE WIRELESS INC. - OH TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC. - MI TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC. - FL TRACFONE WIRELESS INC. - GA VIRGIN MOBILE USA, LP - FL view top 100 |
| Disbursement Year | disbursement_year | text | Year of disbursement to carrier. | 2021 2023 2020 2022 2019 view top 100 |
| Disbursement Month | disbursement_month | number | Month of disbursement to carrier. | 3 1 2 8 4 view top 100 |
| Disbursement Month Date Format | disbursement_month_date_format | calendar_date | Year and month of disbursement to carrier in MM/DD/YYYY format. | 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000 2021-08-01T00:00:00.000 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000 2024-01-01T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Support Year | support_year | text | Year of the "Data Month" field on FCC Form 497 or the Lifeline Claims System. | 2022 2023 2021 2018 2019 view top 100 |
| Support Month | support_month | number | Month of the "Data Month" field on FCC Form 497 or the Lifeline Claims System. | 1 2 3 12 4 view top 100 |
| Support Month Date Format | support_month_date_format | calendar_date | The "Data Month" field on FCC Form 497 or the Lifeline Claims System. | 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000 2022-11-01T00:00:00.000 2023-05-01T00:00:00.000 2023-03-01T00:00:00.000 2023-06-01T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Support Type | support_type | text | Indicates whether the support type was given to a tribal or non-tribal area. | NON-TRIBAL N/A TRIBAL view top 100 |
| Provider Type | provider_type | text | Indicates whether the carrier is an incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) or a competitive eligible telecommunications carrier (CETC). | ILEC CETC view top 100 |
| Technology Type | technology_type | text | Indicates whether the carrier’s technology is wireline or wireless. | WIRELINE WIRELESS view top 100 |
| Service Type | service_type | text | Indicates whether the service was voice, broadband, or bundled. | VOICE BUNDLED BROADBAND N/A view top 100 |
| Submission Type | submission_type | text | Indicates whether the submission was a claim or an adjustment. | CLAIM ADJUSTMENT view top 100 |
| Disbursement Type | disbursement_type | text | Indicates whether the funds were disbursed from the Lifeline, Linkup or Toll Limitation Services (TLS) program. | LIFELINE LINKUP TLS view top 100 |
| Subscriber Count | subscriber_count | number | Number of subscribers being claimed. | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| Disbursement Amount | disbursement_amount | number | Amount of funding disbursed to carrier. | 9 19 -9 28 37 view top 100 |